Parshat Eikev The Blessings of Love – Reflecting on Pain and Weakness

Moses by Phillip Ratner

Today is special considering that Arie is successfully recovering from quadruple by-pass surgery. Commentary by Ariel Ben Avraham of Safed, Israel.

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Israel’s first female Arab combat soldier

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Cpl. Elinor Joseph, a young Christian Arab woman from northern Israel, has won herself a place in a respected infantry unit, making her Israel’s first ever female Arab combat soldier.

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Palestinian Boycotting Israel Only Boycotts Palestinians

Walid Shoebat

A wonderfully delightful article by Walid Shoebat on the Arabic press reports on the “Israeli boycott” by the Palestinian Authority.

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Why Are the Palestinians Opposed to Ending the Occupation

Jonathan Dahoah Halevi

By Jonathan Dahoah Halevi Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi is a senior researcher of the Middle East and radical Islam at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He is a co-founder of the Orient Research Group Ltd. and is a former advisor to the Policy Planning Division of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel Foreign Minister Lieberman’s plan to assist the Gaza Strip in becoming an independent entity has encountered wall-to-wall Palestinian opposition.

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India Israel Relations Facts and Figures

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With a population of 1.2 billion people, India is the world’s largest democracy[1] and has upgraded its relationship with Israel significantly in the last two decades. As democracies surrounded by mostly authoritarian neighbors, the two countries have improved cooperation in areas of mutual interest and concern. India and Israel have joined together in counterterrorism efforts and increased trade and economic ties,[2] and Israeli high-tech companies and start-ups are increasingly outsourcing much of their development to India.[3] In the field of agriculture, Indo-Israeli cooperation on both the public and private levels encompasses wide-ranging projects, including water management, dairy farming, horticulture and floriculture.[4] Additionally, India and Israel have expanded tourism and cultural exchanges in recent years.[5]

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New Pro-Israel Website Donates Profits to Charity

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IsraPort.org was launched recently by some Israel supporters who wondered why nobody had attempted to use the internet to earn funds for pro-Israel charities. The creators have implemented a commonly used form of internet advertising on the website but it is what IsraPort.org does with the revenue that makes it unique – one hundred percent of profit earned from advertising is donated to two non-profit organizations.

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